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Candidate for Mayor of Waterloo · Candidate profile

Jeyas Balaskanthan

Stated goals and qualifications drawn from the candidate’s campaign website.

Status
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Candidate record
August 21, 2026
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The goals and qualifications below summarize statements published by the candidate’s campaign. Each item links to its campaign source.

Goals for the term

Economic

  • Build an entrepreneurial, inclusive economy with opportunity in every neighbourhood. VAGUE Source ↗

Government

  • Set Waterloo’s identity and long-term vision publicly with residents. CLEAR Source ↗
  • Restore testing and adaptation to municipal planning, decisions and delivery. CLEAR Source ↗
  • Make City Hall responsive and customer-focused, reducing delays, red tape and broken promises. CLEAR Source ↗

Public Safety

  • Make Waterloo the safest city in Canada. VAGUE Source ↗

Qualifications and experience

  • Has lived in Waterloo for 29 years. Source ↗
  • Moved to Waterloo in 1997 to attend Wilfrid Laurier University. Source ↗
  • Held leadership positions at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo from 2001 to 2022. Source ↗
  • Served on the City of Waterloo Neighbourhood Grants Committee from 2018 to 2022. Source ↗
  • Has served on the Lakeshore Village Optimist Club board since 2021. Source ↗
  • Served on the Waterloo Region Community Foundation’s Racial Equity Fund Grants Committee from 2021 to 2025. Source ↗
  • Has served as Executive Director of the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area since 2022. Source ↗
  • Serves on the City of Waterloo Economic Development Committee. Source ↗